Man shot near Mustard Seed

WORCESTER — A man was shot in the leg Friday night near Piedmont and Austin streets, according to police radio broadcasts.

Around 7:50 p.m., police went to Austin Street near the Mustard Seed social service agency for reports of a man who had been shot. People watched from the sidewalk as a man was loaded into an ambulance. The man was angrily screaming as the ambulance drove away.

Police quickly set up a crime scene near the Mustard Seed, and around the corner on Piedmont Street, toward Pleasant Street. Traffic was blocked on Piedmont Street for more than an hour as police collected evidence and interviewed witnesses.